Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 15
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The 15th Pennsylvania House of Representatives
District is located within Beaver County
and includes the following areas:
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. There are 203 members, elected for two year terms from single member districts....
District is located within Beaver County
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile . There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile...
and includes the following areas:
- BeaverBeaver, PennsylvaniaBeaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940....
- Brighton Township
- Center TownshipCenter Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaCenter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.Center Township is a rapidly growing community located approximately northwest of Pittsburgh...
- Greene TownshipGreene Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaGreene Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Greene Township is a largely rural area in the southwestern part of Beaver County, Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total...
- GeorgetownGeorgetown, PennsylvaniaThis article is about Georgetown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. See also: Georgetown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.Georgetown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 182 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1793 by Benoni Dawson...
- HookstownHookstown, PennsylvaniaHookstown is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 152 at the 2000 census.-History:Hookstown was the birthplace of Robert Justice...
- Hopewell TownshipHopewell Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaHopewell Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 13,254 at the 2000 census....
- Independence TownshipIndependence Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaIndependence Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,802 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
- MonacaMonaca, PennsylvaniaMonaca is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States along the Ohio River, northwest of Pittsburgh. Monaca was first incorporated as Phillipsburg in 1840, and had been known by that name since the 1820s. In 1892, the name of the borough was changed to Monaca in honor of the Native...
- Patterson HeightsPatterson Heights, PennsylvaniaPatterson Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 670 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Patterson Heights is located at ....
- Patterson Township
- Potter TownshipPotter Township, Beaver County, PennsylvaniaPotter Township is a township in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.7 square miles , of which, 6.1 square miles of it is land and 0.6 square...
- Raccoon Township
- Vanport Township
- ShippingportShippingport, PennsylvaniaShippingport is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 237 at the 2000 census.-Nuclear power plant:...
- South HeightsSouth Heights, PennsylvaniaSouth Heights is a borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, along the Ohio River. The population was 542 at the 2000 census. South Heights was first known as Ethel's Landing, a docking point on the Ohio River. The name of the town was changed to Shannopin when the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before 1969, seats were apportioned by county. | ||||
| Charles D. Stone Charles D. Stone Charles D. Stone is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
1969 – 1972 | ||
| Robert O. Davis Robert O. Davis Robert O. Davis is a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.-References:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
1973 – 1974 | ||
| Fred R. Milanovich | Democrat | 1975 – 1980 | ||
| Nick Colafella Nick Colafella Nicholas A. Colafella is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.He is a 1956 graduate of Aliquippa High School. He earned a degree in education from Youngstown University in 1962, an M.Ed. from Duquesne University in 1965, and a Ph.D... |
Democrat | 1981 – 2002 | ||
| Vincent A. Biancucci | Democrat | 2003 – 2008 | Aliquippa Aliquippa, Pennsylvania Aliquippa is a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The population was 9,438 at the 2010 census. Formerly a borough, it was formally named a city in 1987 by the Aliquippa Council.-History:... |
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection |
| Jim Christiana Jim Christiana James J. "Jim" Christiana III is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.The great-grandson of Italian immigrants, Christiana is a fourth-generation resident of Beaver County, Pennsylvania and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver, Pennsylvania... |
Republican | 2009 – present | Beaver Beaver, Pennsylvania Beaver is a borough in and the county seat of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States, at the confluence of the Beaver and Ohio Rivers. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 4,775, having dropped from 5,641 in 1940.... |
Incumbent |